Syrians Made Their Choice: 'Assad is Their Man for Now and Into the Future'

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Syrians Made Their Choice: 'Assad is Their Man for Now and Into the Future'© AFP 2015/ ANWAR AMRO



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The Obama administration might claim that the peace process in Syria could only start once Assad is gone but the Syrians want their president to stay because he is the one making every effort to prevent the country from falling apart, David Macilwain wrote for Information Clearing House.
"Syrians have already decided – Assad is their man, for now and into the future, helping to rebuild the society he has worked so hard to save from the terrorist armies of the 'Western allies.' Syrians know that their survival is because of Assad – not in spite of him," Macilwain asserted.
Western political and military leaders, as well as mass media offer a different picture. They claim that Assad and the Alawites are oppressing other religious groups in Syria. This is supposedly the main reason behind the 2011 insurgency.
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Macilwain remains unconvinced since Syria is a secular country, which was not troubled by sectarian violence prior to the war."Until the stirring up of sectarian tensions by the foreign fomenters of the armed insurgency many Syrians didn't even know, or care about their neighbors' religious affiliation — much as in the secular democracies of the West," he explained.
Macilwain offers another example to support the idea that Assad is not the problem:
"Emphasizing the secular character of Syrian society, and quite contrary to the pervasive western fairy tales, the religious affiliations of both government and army members broadly reflect that of the community as a whole, with a majority being Sunni Muslim. And apart from leading a government which is not 'Alawite,' President Assad has led by example – his wife Asma is a Sunni Muslim too."

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Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma Assad. (File)

This could well explain why the Syrians voted for Assad at the first multicandidate presidential election in the country's history, which was held in June 2014. This could also explain why the West does not want Assad to take part in the UN-supervised free and fair presidential poll.
The upcoming election is part of a peace plan outlined in a recently-adopted UN Security Council resolution. It is expected to take place after all stakeholders secure a ceasefire in the war-torn country.






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Assad Reveals Which Countries 'Transformed Syria Into Hotbed of Terrorism'© AFP 2015/ LOUAI BESHARA



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According to Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad, the fight against terrorism “should be a stable, sustainable principle” based on a real social support.

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The Western military activities in Syria are inefficient, Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad said in an interview with Die Presse (http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/4890307/Assad_Naturlich-kann-ich-mich-im-Spiegel-anschauen).“We have fought against terrorism from the very outset,” the politician stated. “You know, the fight against terrorism should be a stable, sustainable principle. The Western policy towards terrorism is not objective, not realistic and currently not very productive,” he added.
The US-led campaign has been targeting Daesh (Islamic State) terrorists in Syria for over a year, but has done little to halt the terrorist organizations activities.
According to the Syrian President, the fight against terrorism can’t be successful without ground troops. So far, none of the Western countries expressed readiness to deploy their ground forces in the country amid high security risks.
Moreover, many Western countries consider Assad's resignation an important precondition for the launch of the peace process. Western leaders argue that lasting peace in Syria is only possible if the current Syrian President leaves his post.
“Of course, we don’t accept this,” Assad said during the interview. “We are a sovereign country. If there is a good or a bad president, it's merely the Syrian, not the European matter. […] The Syrian people are to decide who goes and who stays. If people do not want to see me anymore, I’ll just go”.
Replying to the question of why hundreds of people are leaving Europe in order to become jihadists in Syria, Assad said, that his country with its current chaos is a fertile ground for terrorism that attracts radicals from around the world. At the same time, he mentioned that European countries should pay more attention to why people in Europe tend to follow the radical course and work on preventing such tendency.
“This is logical to come here. Syria has been transformed by Europe, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia into a hotbed of terrorism. The most important question is how these people emerge in Europe?” the Syrian President said.

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Assad named Russia, Iran and other countries that support the Syrian government and recognize its legitimacy among his true allies. The politician argued that these states are really contributing to the elimination of terrorism and establishment of the rule of law in his country.Assad also expressed readiness to talk to all parties to the conflict, but doubted that Western states would dare to negotiate with Syria without an approval of the United States.
“There are only a few countries ready for this. No one dares to establish contact with Syria to resolve the situation as long as it does not appear on the agenda of the United States,” Assad concluded.






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According to Syrian President Bashar-al-Assad, the fight against terrorism “should be a stable, sustainable principle” based on a real social support.

great "sustainable terrorism" socially ingrained what a solution!

Many more years of needed terrorism are guaranteed thru your work.

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[Ponce]

They want him and they got him... but....... is their choice and none of the US.....can we say the same of "OUR LEADER?".

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[Horn]

They want him and they got him... but....... is their choice and none of the US.....can we say the same of "OUR LEADER?".

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To be fair anyone that didn't vote for Assad in his election most likely didn't make it out of the booth, probably anthrax coating all the other candidates levers.